Wheel-hub.



Y No. 700,370. 0 Patented may 20,' |902.

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WHEEL HUB.

(Application led July v6, 1901.) (No Model.)

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. UNITED STATES PATENTl '.OFFICE.

EDGAR AUSTIN RoYoE,-- oEfEx'cELsIoR SPRINGS, MISSOURI.

SPECIFICATION forming part ofvnetters Patent No. "7oo,376, daten May20,1902..

Application `filed July 6, 1901. Serial No.671289. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDGAR AUsTINRoYcE,

a citizen of the United States, andaresident off Excelsior Springs, inthe county 'of Clay and State of Missouri, haveinvented. a new and'Improved Wheel-Hub, of which the following is a. full, clear, and exactdescription;

This invention relates to a wheel-hubv havj ingcertain novel means formounting it toy y i' nular groove fformed inl-the collar f and turn witha minimum degree of friction.

This specification is a specific Ydescription of one form of theinvention, while the claim is a definition ofthe actual scope thereof.

.Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a partofthis specification,

which represents a longitudinal section of the invention.

a represents the axle or spindle on which the wheel is mounted, and hindicatesthe hub of the wheel. The wheel-hub b may, iffde sired, be ofthe Sarven type, althoughthis isV The hub carnot essential to myinvention. l ries an interior shell ZJ', over the outer, end of which isscrewed a cap c, held inY placefby a lock-nut c', said cap inclosing theouterend of the shell b and the lock nut bearing.

against the outer extremity of thehub. This cap c carries Within it twomatching ball-rin gs d and d', between which arereceived a series ofbearing-balls d2. Y a tapered plug e, which is screwed on the outer endof the spindle ct and inclosed within the cap c.

The inner end of the shell b' has an interior enlargement b2, withinwhich is screwed acollar f, provided with an annular exterion flange fbearing rmly against the inner extremity of the hub b. The innerend ofthe spindle a is threaded, and on this portion are screwed two collarsgand h, held against the shoulder of the spindle by a lock-nut o. Thecollar h is formed with an annular groove, in which are carried thebearing-balls lo, running against the inner surface of an annulus Theseballs bear against cates a ball-retainer, .which is fitted between theparts lo' and Z and which serves'to lhold the bearing-balls k in place.

The variousV arts which are engaged by the bearing-balls c? of hardenedsteel, and for the purpose of exg cluding dust from the interior of thehub I lprovide a packing-gasket u, seated in an an- .bearing on the'collar g. f This gasket is pref= erably constructedofcompressed felt.The' Various parts of the hub may be readily taken y apart for repairand adjustment, and when p one part has become worn, so that i'tnolonger l operatesLwith perfect satisfaction, it may be easilytaken outand a new part substituted withoutaiecting the other elements. s Variouschanges in the form, proportions, and'minor details of my invention maybe Ie sorted vto without departingA from the spirit and ,scope of myinvention. Hence l consider myself entitled to all such variations asmaylie-within the scope of my claim.

Having thus described my Invention, I Y claim as`-new and desiretosecure by Letters Patentl The combination of an axle, a wheel-hubencircling it, bearing devices for mounting the inner end of the hub toturn on the axle, a plug fastened on the outer extremity of the axle andtapered toward its outerend, a cap secured tothe outer end of thewheel-hub to close it and inclosing the plug, and bearingballs held inthe cap and running between it and the tapered surface of the plug.

In testimony whereof YI have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

WILLIAM T. MCROREY, W. L. SILvERs.

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